Akai Pro APC Mini MKII Performance Controller

The AKAI APC mini MK2 features no less than nine faders: A master fader as well as eight programmable faders for controlling the 64 pads, volume level, panning positions, sends, and eight devices in Ableton Live as soon as one of the four modes ... As a compact pad controller that comes without a keyboard, the APC mini MK2 features not only a Note mode that allows the pad matrix to be used as a chromatic keyboard with adjustable scale and octaves but also a brand new Drum mode that offers seamless integration with Ableton’s Drum Rack for creative beat making.

Additionally, this controller provides visual feedback via the clip matrix so users can focus on music production without having to look at the computer. The AKAI APC mini MK2 features no less than nine faders: A master fader as well as eight programmable faders for controlling the 64 pads, volume level, panning positions, sends, and eight devices in Ableton Live as soon as one of the four modes has been activated via the corresponding buttons below the clip matrix.

With the development of its first MIDI Production Centre (MPC for short), created in collaboration with Roger Linn, Akai wrote history by decisively influencing the sound of hip-hop and electronic music, which it continues to do to this very day. Famous exponents of the MPC series include DJ Shadow, Eminem, and Kanye West.